Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-05-11
COUNTY COURT.
Yesterdays Afternoon session-severai 81
Cases Disposed Of-The Arson Uase
Postponed Until September.

Yesterdays Afternoon session-severs,
Cases Disposed Of-The Arson Uase
Postponed Until September.
Court reconveptd 1t 3 O'Clock yester-
day afternoon with the Chief Justice
and Associate Judges Houston and
Paynter on the bench.
Lewis II. Thomson, co!ored, charged
with carrying . concea cd deadly weap
on WAS brought in court and jury
drawn to try the case. The State was
represented by Willard H. Porter, ESQ
John II. Harkins was sworn, and les
titled that he 10 q police officer in this
city, and that on February q he arrest
cd the prisoner on sus picion, and took
him TO the hall. Upon searchiug him
he found revolver In his pocket with
seven chambers, Ave Of which were
loaded.
The prisoner bad no counsel, and
made q statement TO the jury In which
he said that he belongs In St. Louis, and
WAS passing through this city on his
way to Philadelphis when he was ar.
rested. .
The j1ry, without leaving the box,
rendered Q verdiot Of guilty with o
recon mmendation TO the mercy OF the
Court The prisoner was sentenced to
pay the costs Of prosecution and be i'm
prironed one month.
Clinton Graves, colored, charged
with larceny, WAS called three times.
and as he did not answer, his bail was
declNed forfeited, and judgement or.
dered 10 be entered against Lewis 4
Eiliason and Giles Lam bson, his sure
ties, for the amount.
The case Of Amy e Roberts, oolored
indicted for arson, was, by agreement
OF the Attorney General and Francis
M. Walker, Esq the attorney for the
defense, postponed Intil the Septe mber
term.
A Jury was then drawn and the case
of George Bayard, colored, indicted
for carry ing q concealed lead y weapon,
was taken up for trial, with Willard FL.
Porter, Esq, fer the State and Francis
M. Walker, Esq, for the defense.
Walter W. Massey, colored, testified
that he resides in this city and ie &C
quainted with the defendant. One
evening in March he came out OF bis
house and saw Bsye standing with
sev=rAl others. He called to the witness
to stop, but % be paid no attention the
prisoner said, "Ill stop him." and fred
q pistol. The witness went back u
where the men were standing and saw
the pistol, still smoking, In Bayard't
hand. He afterward put it in bi.
pocket.
Hugh A. Duffy was sworn and testi
fed that he 10 o poios officer in tni,
city, and arrested Bayard last March
at the Instance of Massey, who com.
planned that he had shot at him.
The Stated rested with this witness,
and Mr.. Walker opened his case to the
jury by stating that he would show thai
the pistol complained of was not q
deadly weapon. hut n toy pistol, and
that IL vas discharged in the air.
AT 8 55 O'Clock tho jury was dis
charged until 10 O'Clock this morning
and the following prisoners were aI
| raigned:
Antonio Colo, an Italian, charged
with committing a burglary un March
IL, plead not guilty.
Charles Scott. colored, Indicted fo,
the larceny of q watca, valued at S.
from Moses Smith, March 8, pleaded
guilty.
John w. Campbell, Indicted for the
larceny Of thirty -four gold rings, valued
at IS each, and one tray. valued at SIS
from John Clayton Massey, ON Fe bru
ary %, pleate Ell guilty.
Court adjourned at 6.Q5 O'Clock until
10 O'Clock this morning.